ISL: NorthEast United FC hand Mumbai City FC their third defeat in a row
Soccer | February 13, 2019 22:36 ISTBefore this match, Mumbai had gone down 1-0 to Jamshedpur FC in an 'away' game and 2-0 to FC Goa in their previous home game.
Before this match, Mumbai had gone down 1-0 to Jamshedpur FC in an 'away' game and 2-0 to FC Goa in their previous home game.
Mumbai's unbeaten run of nine games ended when they suffered a 2-0 loss against FC Goa here at the Mumbai Football Arena in their previous home game.
After a goalless first half, Jamshedpur stepped up the pressure on Mumbai and found the match-winner through Memo in the 80th minute.
Edu Bedia and star striker Ferran Corominas struck on either side of the break at the Mumbai Football Arena to help FC Goa beat Mumbai City FC 2-0.
Mumbai and Bengaluru are on top of the league table with 27 points each, though Mumbai have played 13 matches, one more than the visitors.
The night belonged to Sougou, who scored in the 12th, 15th, 30th minute and second half injury time, as he made a mockery of Kerala's defence at the Mumbai Football Arena.
The victory sees Mumbai climb the fourth spot in the table, while Delhi Dynamos are rooted to the bottom without a win to their name.
Delhi have shown a plenty of promise in several games and if they do not convert their dominance into wins, they can forget about qualifying.
Arnold Issoko's fourth-minute goal was the difference between the two sides as the Islanders climbed to third on the table with 13 points from seven games.
Goals from striker ModouSougou and Arnold Issoko handed the hosts all three points.
The visitors had several opportunities to score the equalizer as they won several free headers inside the Goa box but just could not test Nawaz.
Mumbai after their first win are now placed sixth with three points from as many games while Pune are currently ninth with a point from two games.
Mumbai have started the season in an unimpressive fashion -- with a 2-0 loss at home to Jamshedpur FC, followed by an away 1-1 draw against Kerala Blasters.
Blasters' wastefulness came back to bite them in added time with 19-year-old Mumbai substitute Bhumij drawing parity with a sensational strike.
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Mumbai have roped in foreigners Paulo Machado (Portugal) and striker Rafael Bastos (Brazil), coupled with new Indian faces like Souvik Chakrabarti, Raynier Fernandes and Subhashish Bose.
Romanian Goian, who was the villain in the first half after conceding an own goal to allow North East take a 2-1 half-time lead, finally made amends in the dying minutes.
Chhetri (43rd, 52nd minutes) scored on either side of the break while Venezuelan import Nicolas Fedor (63rd) rounded off the tally.
With ATK struggling with their star Irish forward Robbie Keane, Taylor's inspirational show will be a big boost for the ISL club.
Balwant Singh scored on either side of half-time to ensure a 2-0 win for the Mumbai outfit over the unlucky hosts NorthEast United FC.
